Inventor
Bernard J. Savord
Inventor
Andover, MA, US
Overview
Patents· 47 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Sprimary
G01SRadio direction-finding35%
A61BDiagnosis25%
G10KSound-producing devices14%
B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general11%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties6%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%
G01HMeasurement of mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves2%
G01RMeasuring electric variables1%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general1%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification1%
PatentTitleYear
11,117,165Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers with overcurrent protection202111,097,312Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers with increased lifetime202110,799,220Active distribution of high-voltage power for ultrasound transducers202010,245,005Ultrasound transducer probe with microbeamformer for multiline imaging201910,168,428Ultrasound transducer arrays with variable patch geometries20199,983,176Two dimensional ultrasound transducer arrays operable with different ultrasound systems20189,739,885'Ultrasound transducer arrays with variable patch geometries'20179,730,677'Matrix ultrasound probe with passive heat dissipation'20179,689,973'Acoustic probe with components of acoustic elements having different pitches than each other'20178,257,260'System and method for amplifying transmit waveforms generated by an ultrasonic system'20128,177,718'Linear array ultrasound transducer with variable patch boundaries'20128,169,125'Transducer arrays for medical ultrasound and method of making the same'20128,161,817'Linear array ultrasound transducer with microbeamformer'20128,038,618'Ultrasound-imaging systems and methods for a user-guided three-dimensional volume-scan sequence'20117,859,941'Transmit apodization control for microbeamformers'20107,796,789'Guidance of invasive medical devices by three dimensional ultrasonic imaging'20107,758,508'Ultrasound-imaging systems and methods for a user-guided three-dimensional volume-scan sequence'20107,529,393'Guidance of invasive medical devices by wide view three dimensional ultrasonic imaging'20097,270,634'Guidance of invasive medical devices by high resolution three dimensional ultrasonic imaging'20076,824,517'Ultrasound quantification in real-time using acoustic data in more than two dimensions'20046,761,689'Biplane ultrasonic imaging'20046,709,394'Biplane ultrasonic imaging'20046,705,995'Method and apparatus for 1D array ultrasound probe'20046,685,647'Acoustic imaging systems adaptable for use with low drive voltages'20046,682,487'Ultrasonic imaging aberration correction using harmonic and non-harmonic signals'20046,669,641'Method of and system for ultrasound imaging'20036,592,525'Micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) having improved sensitivity'20036,537,219'Static focus ultrasound apparatus and method'20036,508,764'Aberration correction apparatus and methods'20036,491,634'Sub-beamforming apparatus and method for a portable ultrasound imaging system'20026,438,405'Imaging safety device'20026,381,197'Aperture control and apodization in a micro-machined ultrasonic transducer'20026,380,766'Integrated circuitry for use with transducer elements in an imaging system'20026,314,057'Micro-machined ultrasonic transducer array'20016,292,435'Circuit and method for exciting a micro-machined transducer to have low second order harmonic transmit energy'20016,241,676'Ultrasound transmit waveforms having low harmonic content'20016,126,602'Phased array acoustic systems with intra-group processors'20006,013,032'Beamforming methods and apparatus for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging using two-dimensional transducer array'20005,997,479'Phased array acoustic systems with intra-group processors'19995,993,390'Segmented 3-D cardiac ultrasound imaging method and apparatus'19995,800,354'Method of and device for magnetic resonance imaging'19985,678,552'Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased-array imaging system'19975,431,167'Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased-array imaging system'19955,318,033'Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased array imaging system'19944,949,259'Delay coefficient generator for accumulators'19904,926,872'Ultrasonic transducer system and method for the operation thereof'19904,700,573'Method to improve accuracy in delay lines'1987Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1987–2000Patents assigned to HEWLETT PACKARD CO (10)· patent assignee history
1987–1990Based in Ithaca, NY, US· patent location history
1994–2021Based in Andover, MA, US· patent location history
2000–2001Patents assigned to AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (3)· patent assignee history
2002–2012Patents assigned to KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (22)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to SAVORD BERNARD (2)· patent assignee history
2017–2021Patents assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV (8)· patent assignee history
2019Based in Eindhoven, NL· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV | 22 | 2002–2012 |
| HEWLETT PACKARD CO | 10 | 1987–2000 |
| KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV | 8 | 2017–2021 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3 | 2000–2001 |
| SAVORD BERNARDself | 2 | 2012 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Andover, Massachusetts, US | 43 | 1994–2021 |
| Ithaca, New York, US | 3 | 1987–1990 |
| Eindhoven, NL | 1 | 2019 |